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Area of Science:

  • Collective behavior
  • Thermodynamics
  • Topological data analysis

Background:

  • Animal aggregations are visually striking and represent popular examples of collective behavior.
  • Quantitatively demonstrating the collective nature of these groups is challenging.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To apply topological data analysis inspired by thermodynamics to laboratory insect swarms.
  • To identify and describe emergent, material-like states within these aggregations.

Main Methods:

  • Application of topological data analysis to laboratory insect swarms.
  • Inspired by thermodynamic principles to analyze collective animal behavior.

Main Results:

  • Evidence found for emergent, material-like states in insect swarms.
  • Swarm structure identified as a core "condensed" phase and a surrounding dilute "vapor" phase.
  • These phases coexist in equilibrium with distinct macroscopic properties.

Conclusions:

  • The study extends theories of active matter to macroscopic animal aggregations.
  • Defines pressure and chemical potential for swarm phases, laying groundwork for a thermodynamic description of collective animal groups.